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On this day, August 28, 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Coordinates: 38°53'21"N 77°3'0"W
View from the Lincoln Memorial toward
the Washington Monument
Date: August 28, 1963; 61 years ago
Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.; 38°53'21"N 77°3'0"W
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism and racial segregation.
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Coordinates: 38°53'21"N 77°3'0"W
View from the Lincoln Memorial toward
the Washington Monument
Date: August 28, 1963; 61 years ago
Location: Washington, D.C., U.S.; 38°53'21"N 77°3'0"W
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or the Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism and racial segregation.
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